The Eysenck Personality Test (EPI)

THE personality test d'Eysenck measures two major structuring and independent dimensions of personality: extraversion-introversion and neuroticism-stability. Neuroticism being the fancy word to describe emotional instability. The personality test d'Eysenck contains 57 items to which you must answer yes or no.

When you fill out the test of personality d'Eysenck (EPI), you get three scores:

  • THE "social desirability outcome" which is out of 9. In psychology, social desirability is the bias of wanting to present oneself in a favorable light to one's interlocutors. People who score 5 or higher on this scale are probably trying to present themselves in the best light and are not being completely honest in their answers (and therefore with themselves)
  • The result of “E” is out of 24 and measures your degree of extraversion
  • The result of “N” is out of 24 and measures your degree of neuroticism

Also note that the personality test Eysenck's is a very simplistic test of the personality measurement scale. So if the results you find after this test do not match what you thought about your personality before the test, you are probably right and the test is probably wrong!

Eysenck: no right or wrong answer!

The transfer of the personality test d'Eysenck should not take more than a few minutes. Be sure not to omit any questions. There are no right or wrong answers, and this is not a test of intelligence or ability, but simply a measure of how you behave.

Here are some questions about how you behave, feel, and act. Each question has boxes to answer YES or NO. Try to decide whether YES or NO represents your usual way of acting or feeling, then check the box labeled YES or NO. Work quickly and don't spend too much time on all the questions. Your first reaction is probably the best.

1.Do you often feel agitated?
2.Do you often need understanding friends to cheer you up?
3.Are you usually carefree?
4.Do you find it difficult to say no?
5.Do you take the time to think before you do anything?
6.When you say you will do something, do you always keep your promise no matter what difficulties arise?
7.Does your mood go through ups and downs?
8.Do you usually do or say things quickly without thinking?
9.Do you ever feel unhappy for no apparent reason?
10.Would you do almost anything for a challenge?
11.Do you suddenly feel shy when you want to talk to a stranger you find attractive?
12.Do you occasionally lose your temper and get angry?
13.Do you often do things impulsively?
14.Do you often worry about things you shouldn't have done or said?
15.Do you prefer reading to seeing people?
16.Are your feelings easily hurt?
17.Do you like to go out a lot?
18.Do you ever have ideas or thoughts that you wouldn't want people to know?
19.Are you sometimes full of energy and sometimes very sluggish?
20.Do you prefer to have few friends, but close friends?
21.Do you daydream a lot?
22.When people yell at you, do you yell back?
23.Are you often troubled by feelings of guilt?
24.Are all your habits good and desirable?
25.Are you usually laid back and have fun at a lively party?
26.Would you say you are a tense or “very nervous” person?
27.Do people think of you as a cheerful person?
28.After doing something important, do you feel like you could have done better?
29.Are you rather calm when you are with other people?
30.Do you sometimes gossip?
31.Do you have so many ideas racing through your head that it keeps you awake?
32.If there is something you want to know, would you rather look it up in a book than ask someone?
33.Do you have heart palpitations?
34.Do you like the kind of work that requires you to be very attentive?
35.Do you have anxiety attacks?
36.Would you still declare everything to customs, even if you knew you could never be caught?
37.Do you hate being around a crowd that pranks others?
38.Are you an irritable person?
39.Do you like doing things where you have to act quickly?
40.Do you worry about bad things that might happen?
41.Do you tend to move slowly and without rushing?
42.Have you ever been late for an appointment or work?
43.Do you have a lot of nightmares?
44.Do you love talking to people so much that you never miss an opportunity to talk to a stranger?
45.Are you concerned about aches and pains?
46.Would you be very unhappy if you couldn't see many people most of the time?
47.Would you say you are a nervous person?
48.Of all the people you know, are there any you really don't like?
49.Would you say you are confident?
50.Are you easily hurt when people find fault with you or your work?
51.Do you find it difficult to truly enjoy a lively evening?
52.Are you concerned about feelings of inferiority?
53.Can you easily find some life in a boring party?
54.Do you sometimes talk about things you don't know?
55.Are you worried about your health?
56.Do you like playing tricks on others?
57.Do you suffer from insomnia?

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16 thoughts on “Le test de personnalité d’Eysenck (EPI)”

  3. Marylou

    OUPSsss "ERROR: Sorry, an error has occurred. Please check that JavaScript and Cookies are enabled in your browser and try again."
    Another time then?!

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  6. Benoit Flanchin

    Good evening,

    I am doing this test in all sobriety and I find it very interesting,
    Thanks to the creator of this test for its versatility,
    Good evening to all the “phlegmatic” ones ahah!

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  7. Patrice Caremeau

    Good evening,

    I am doing this test in all sobriety and I find it very interesting,
    Thanks to the creator of this test for its versatility,
    Good evening to all the “phlegmatic” ones ahah!

    Reply
  9. Gvng

    very interesting test, although my answers were somewhere in between (15/24 and 12/24), with a social desirability of 2/9.

    I am sanguine (I am especially confused by this “designation”).

    Reply
  10. Saint-hilaire Abelson

    Thanks to the creator of the test. I already had a hint of my personality, he revealed it as expected.
    This is really interesting.

    Reply
  11. Yvonne R

    Melancholic: This is a term I would never have thought of for myself. But I like this pretty word. Thanks for your test

    Reply

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